Netflix has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming live-action adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga series Yu Yu Hakusho. That manga was previously adapted into an anime series in the 90s. This live-action project actually looks pretty freakin’ awesome! I’m loving the wild and weird action-packed energy!
Yu Yu Hakusho centers on Yusuke, “a teenage delinquent who can usually be found getting into street fights. Things take a turn when Yusuke is struck and killed by a car after pushing a young child out of its path. Yusuke is subsequently resurrected as an ‘Underworld Detective.’ He is tasked with investigating supernatural activity within the land of the living. Along the way, he gets some help from unlikely allies Kazuma, Kurama, and Hiei.”
The production worked with Scanline VFX to give “life to all the characters, both human and yokai (spirits), while delivering realistic battle action sequences.”
The series is directed by Shō Tsukikawa and written by Tatsurō Mishima alongside Togashi. It stars Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke, Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara, Jun Shison as Kurama, and Kanata Hongō as Hiei.
The Netflix series will premiere worldwide on December 14.
